Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact #8 [354]
"The Story Of Bishop Walsh" in Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact #8 (1963) delivers a tense, grounded tale of small-town courage and unintended consequences. Written by Frank Moss and illustrated by Fran Matera, the story follows the Everett family stranded in a snowstorm, their rescue by fire department vehicles setting off a chain of events that leads to a dangerous moment at the printing office. Cover by Fran Matera, this issue captures a quiet moment of civic duty turning perilously close to disaster.
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The fire department ambulance and highway plow rescue the Everett family in their stalled car during the snowstorm. After Hobey finds a gummy deposit in the carburetor, Chuck decides to take a sample of the gasoline for police analysis. Judd hears of this and tries to get the gasoline can back from the printing office, but tips the can over and runs out of the building with a candle burning on the floor near the gasoline as it's spilling toward the flame.
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